Purim
Some masks disguise us. Others disguise our guises. Joy happens when you come face-to-face with your true self.
It is the most intoxicating, miraculous and joyous of days. The story of Purim is dramatic, from a damsel in distress to a tailed queen; from a snake in a barrel to a roped gallows; from a seventy-language-speaking saint to a fork-tongued villain to a ridiculous king – and it’s all documented on a hand-written parchment scroll. Four Mitzvoth, righteous connections, are prescribed to ensure that the joy is tangible, not merely abstract. 1) Listen to the scroll, twice; 2) handout gifts to the needy; 3) deliver food packages to your fellow; 4) feast to a level beyond. On this costumed day, the proof is in the spirits. Download the Purim Guide for more.
Beyond Structure
Through the Purim story, learn how free will can exist within a structured world.
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Joy and Depression
We have the power and ability to bring true and lasting joy into our lives, despite all circumstances.
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Purim Insights
Get 37 short and inspirational vignettes to intersperse throughout your Purim festivities. Great material for before or after Megilla reading, at the Purim feast or any other time you see fit! Your students will love these 37 short, to-the-point, deep Purim lessons!
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The Transcendent Power of Joy
Often, to appreciate a gift, we need to imagine what life would be like without it. What would our lives be like without joy? Without happiness? Even with the capacity for joy life can be quite difficult. Devoid of any joy, it would simply be unfathomable to imagine how unbearable existence would be.
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Purim: Middle East Revisited
Perhaps the most intriguing, and definitely the most mysterious, character in the Purim Megilah is King Achashverosh, the Persian leader who ruled the world
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WYSINWYG: The Story Behind the Story
It is time to celebrate the inside out world of Purim, where the obvious is not obvious and the not obvious is obvious.
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Seven Steps to a Spiritually Intoxicated Purim
Be your true self this Purim and experience intoxicated joy! Learn how in seven steps.
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The Angel and the Drunk
On Yom Kippur we fast and pray, on Purim we party. Yet the Zohar sees the two days as intrinsically similar.
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Purim: Joy on Demand?
Purim is a day of joyous abandon that transcends conventional boundaries. It is a day when a window opens up that allows us deep inside of ourselves.
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Beyond Structure
Purim: It’s not our logic & plans that run the world but a higher force that may manifest in random experiences within which lies the greatest power of all.
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